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Ms. Taylor said the bill had sounded like a good thing. Ms. Klemp noted the bill had yet to have a hearing. The motion passed, 2:1; Ms. Taylor voting no. HB 2882 Mr. Jones said there was an engrossed version of the bill, which had been amended in the House Water Committee. Those amendments did not change staff's comments. He said that HB 2882 was recommended to pass out of the committee as amended. Ms. Bettman said she was inclined to support the bill. Mr. Jones said the source of the bill was the Oregon Cattlemen's Association, which was not traditionally supportive of high water quality standards. The bill would create many new unquantifiable requirements into water quality standards. He suggested the bill was a ;;Trojan horse" intended to open up water quality standards to challenge. Mr. Jones noted that the council's legislative policy was to oppose changes to State water quality standards though the legislative process. HB 3016 Responding to a question from Ms. Bettman about the bill, which was related to building code fees, Ms. Osborn said currently there was no penalty for a local jurisdiction that does not provide notice to the director of the Building Codes Division of changes in their fees. However, the State had the opportunity to extend an appeal period. The bill cleaned up notification requirements so that notice went to the State. She clarified that the bill did not affect the City as it already had a notification process in place. HB 3017 Ms. Bettman asked about the dueling staff recommendations to monitor and support the bill, which would change the time the clock started for a six-month disqualification from bidding for a contractor who failed to pay for materials and labor. Ms. Keppler indicated no objection to changing the status of the bill to Support. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to change the status of the bill to Support. The motion passed unanimously. HB 3090 The committee considered HB 3090, carried over from a previous meeting. Ms. Walston reported that she consulted with County Clerk Annette Newingham about the bill, who had opposed the original version of the bill. Ms. Newingham now supported the new engrossed version of the bill, as did the League of Women Voters and Common Cause. Mr. Pap6, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to change the status of the bill to Support. The motion passed unanimously. MINUTES--Council Committee on INtergovernmental Relations April 21, 2005 Page 12